Mission # 312

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 16 April 1945
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 312, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 954
Attack On Transportation
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The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. CAVU conditions at the target enabled accurate sighting of the assigned target, leading to good bombing results.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Scrubbed - 3
Aborted - 2
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

43 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
42‑37788⇗Drew, James Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Pinson, William Theador⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8679.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑97824⇗Grove, Alfred W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Milton, Theodore Ross⇗Completed MissionCol. Milton flew mission as 'Cowboy Scouter'.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Casagrande, James A⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to an internal engine failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Wilson, Robert L⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Blagg, John Anthony⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Meitzler, Roy Albert⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hatch, William Alva⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Sheahan, Robert E⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back due to a faulty prop governor.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Seavey, Homer Carl⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8408.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Ruckman, George Francis⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6592.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Lewis, Charles Allyn⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Eakin, Otho Mitchell⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Henry, Robert Tyson⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Cathey, George Warlick⇗Spare, Completed MissionHigh Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38839⇗DeGennaro, Carlo Nicola⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗Smith, Eliot Henry⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Knaur, John Sherman⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39197⇗Porter, James L⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39203⇗Neal, William T⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Scherokman, Edward (NMI)⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39444⇗Nicolai, Edwin George⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Abare, William Tebbs⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗[N/A]Scrubbed: Did Not Take OffReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑38747.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Montgomery, Robert W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Tebo, Clerance L⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Poulton, John W⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy. PFF ship. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8401⇗Wright, Edward S⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8408⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38673.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8649⇗McKay, William Monroe⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8668⇗Bennett, Ralph J⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗Bowman, Harold Horace⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97309.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8945⇗Jamison, Joseph F⇗Spare, Completed MissionFlying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗